Wave Characteristics
This is disturbance in matter as energy passes
through it
What is a wave
The length of a wave from crest to crest
What is a wavelength
This wave sends vibrations through a medium
What are sound waves
This is the longest wave on the EM spectrum.
What is a radio wave
This color has the lowest frequency and least amount of energy on the color spectrum
What is the color red
This is the type of wave that travels up and down.
What is a transverse wave
The height of a wave
What is amplitude
The scientific study of light
What are optics
This wave has the highest frequency on the EM spectrum
What is a gamma ray wave
This wave has the highest frequency of all colors of the visible light spectrum
What is violet
This is the type of wave that travels left to right, through vibrations.
What is a longitudinal wave
This is how often a wavelength occurs
What is frequency
Light bounces back during this wave behavior
What is a reflection
This wave is used in crime scene technology and can also cause skin cancer
What is a UV light wave
These satellites orbit the earth twice a day, sending location information to receivers.
What is a GPS satellite
This is the top of a wave.
What is a crest
Frequency is measured in this unit of measurement
What is a hertz (HZ)
Light bends during this kind of wave behavior
What is a refraction
This wave breaks up light into the colors that we see.
What is visible light wave
This government agency manages and maintains our 31 GPS satellites.
What is the Department of Defense
The bottom of a wave
This wave does not need a medium to travel through
What is a light wave
Light is absorbed during this kind of wave behavior
What is absorption
This wave enables us to see bones inside the body and is the second strongest wave on the spectrum
What is an XRAY wave
This is the name for the spectrum of wave types